Headwear



J. EMERSON Oct. 27, 1931.

HEADWEAR Filed Dec. 1. I928 Patented. Oct. 27, 1931' UNITED STATES gPATE-NT OFFICE JOHN EMERSON, OF TOLEDO, OIHO HEADWEAR I Application filed December 1, 1928. Serialiio. 323,150.,

side elevation, in an embodiment of the in-' vention in a cap; I

Fig. 2 is a front View, also looking slightly upward, into the'cap of Fig. 1;

F' i 2, on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line IVIV, Fig. 1;

Fig. is a fragmentary detail View, with parts broken away, showing the interfitting assembly of the head band termini;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the formretaining insert for the head band extension, herein shown as preferably of pyroxylin, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged viewof features of the fastener.

The article of headwear 1 is herein shown as a cap having body portion 1, visor 2, lining 3. This lining 3 is shown as having opening 4 therein, just rear of the terminus of the visor, as a socket or guide along the inner portion of rear head band section 5. This socket 4 is between the lining 3 and the outer body 1 of the cap. This rear head band sec tion 5 is shown as having strap extensions 6 therefrom terminally carryingfastener elements 7 having sockets 8 on the inner side thereof. These fasteners have cooperating therewith stem carrying companion fastener element 9 with assembly rivet flange carrying member 10 coacting with flange 11 of the stem element 9 to thereby provide a groove 12 between side flanges for engaging ring or eye 13 as the integral wire extens on fromcoil 14. There is thus provided an extensible yieldable connection, herein provided of rust resistant metal as are also the fasteners.

Furthermore this wire dimension desirably approximates as amaximum the assembly of the fastener elements as to its thickness. It is thus effective in a sightly manner of a decorativecharacter and on occasion it may be concealed in the outer cap body 1 Fig. 3 is a section onrthe line III-III,

loose forward extension 15 retained against the visor 2. To bring about this mode of concealing the extensible yieldable connection, a socket fastener 16 of the cap body 1 may overhang into connection with stem carryingfastener 17 fixed withthe visor 2. In the cooperation of this flexible take-up extension completing the head encircling from the rear head band portion 5, there is simply provided an automatic adjustment whereby the cap. or article of headwear is one comfortably but snugly fitting for a range of head sizes; The resistance of the coil spring 14 may be such as to hold effectively the article of headwear against accidental flying off of worn position, while still not involving such a gripping as totire the wearelnq Furthermore, there is utility in this type of device for the merchant in that this auto-' matic adjustment means the manufacturer may produce a single type of article of a range of automatic adjustments to care for many sizes of heads or wearers. The stock of such merchant may be thus limited to headwearstyles with this adjustable size taking care of any size demand in such style.

Opposing this rear head band section 5 is forward head band section 18 as rising from the visor 2. This head band section 18 isof a degree of form retaining character due to the visor 2. Take-up operation of the extensions from therear head band section 5 varies the distance of the termini of the head band section 5 from the visor 2. This variation involvesja puckering take-up of the body 1 in this region, and were there not the provision herein taken, there would be an untidy collapsing, detracting from the otherwise presentable appearance of the article of head-' wear. V

This collapsing involves taking advantage of the flexible condition of the body 1 and the lining 3, and while this flexibility is essential, the objectionable breaking down condition is effectively eliminated herein by assembling from the forward head band section 18 termini, pyroxylin elements 19 preferably jacketed by the material of body 1 as fabric envelope 20. Furthermore, the lining 3'as extending throughout the cap interior may have lining portions 21 on the inner side of this envelope 20, all to be assembled with each other and the pyroxylin 19 between the visor 2 and head band section 18, by assembly stitching 21 with no danger to the needles in the stitching operation for the needles may readily pierce the pyroxylin 19. There is thus produced a form retaining flexible extension 22 from each rearward extending terminus of the forward head band section 18.

These extensions 22 are in telescopic relation.

to be thrust through or into the guide openings or sockets 4 between the lining 3 and the rear head band section 5. There is thus a freedom for in and out movement, while retaining the head band contour continuous from the visor projection. This pyroxylin stiffener means is of light weight, flexible transversely, and is resistant to perspiration and moisture for maintaining its form holding properties. It has resistance in its onedge direction for maintaining the article headwear contour continuous from the visor to the region of the rear head band section.

lVhat is claimed and it is desired to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An articleof pair of head band sections, one relatively shiftable as to the other, and the other having a resilient take-up for overlapping the one, said take-up including a wire coil having an end thereof forming an eye, and a snap fastener provided with a groove embraced by said eye to have the wire end located in said groove.

2. A cap having a visor providing a formholding front head band section, and a rear head band section providing sockets, there being intermediate flexible cap portions between the head band sections, said front section having extensions therefrom, stitching in said extensions as form retaining means therefor, flexible pyroxylin-st-iffening strips incorporated within said extensions, said strips of a character offering no abnormal resistance against any part of said stitching passing therethrough while adding sufiicient stiffness to said extensions to maintain such in the sockets of the rear head band section in holding the headband sections aligned and determining defeating of sag at the flexible cap portions between the sections.

In witness whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN EMERSON.

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